⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their eleven
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 33 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:12 · ATL 18-11 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 3:08 · ATL 54-47 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 5:56 · ATL 106-102 PHX
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Taurean Prince defensive goaltending violation
Q4 2:14 · ATL 108-107 PHX
- Technical
Double technical foul - Taurean Prince and Josh Jackson
Q4 2:14 · ATL 108-107 PHX
- Turnover
Taurean Prince out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:36 · ATL 110-110 PHX

Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 7:13 · ATL 40-44 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 0:57 · ATL 56-58 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 9:39 · ATL 90-97 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:14 · ATL 106-103 PHX
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:48 · ATL 110-110 PHX
📊The numbers
| ATL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 17 | Threes made | 11 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 5 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 16 | Steals | 14 |
| 18 | Blocks | 19 |








